PAN-OS: Privilege Escalation (PE) Vulnerability in the Web Management Interface

A Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS administrator can perform actions with root-level privileges through the web management interface, bypassing normal permission restrictions. This allows an admin to gain unauthorized elevated access to the firewall system.

A privilege escalation vulnerability in PAN-OS web management interface allows an authenticated administrator to execute arbitrary actions with root privileges. The vulnerability requires valid admin credentials and access to the management interface; exploitation results in complete system compromise beyond the attacker's assigned role permissions.